[vsnet-grb 158001] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Sep 14 07:33:22 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 13 Sep 11 22:33:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   307.250d {+20h 29m 00s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -35.717d {-35d 43' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 237.672d
SLEW_TIME:       81240.00 SOD {22:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15817 TJD;   256 DOY;   11/09/13
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        CRATES J2029-3543 
TGT_NUM:         39455,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       171.53d {+11h 26m 08s}   +3.65d {+03d 39' 07"}
SUN_DIST:        128.27 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        5.37d {+00h 21m 28s}   +7.41d {+07d 24' 36"}
MOON_DIST:        69.36 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        6.56,-34.37 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      300.78,-16.17 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 244.48,-18.28 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.10) 7.75 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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